The procedure was a stent removal- ureter when the physician went to remove the stent, he noticed it was encrusted, and that a small wire from the stent was sticking into patient urter.Nothing was left in the patient.Extensive time to remove, patient was reported to come back for observation due to pain management.The patient did not experience adverse effects due to this occurrence patient outcome: the patient did not experience adverse effects due to this occurrence patient/event info - notes : 2.0 rpn prefix: stpv-083070-rms rms dpsci 2.1 general questions for all complaints: 2.1.1 are any images available for review? yes- see attachments 2.1.2 what was the target location for the stent? stent was in the ureter-- this was a removal procedure 2.1.3 did anything have to be removed from the patient? yes ¿ if yes, please specify: ¿ (i) what part of the body the device was removed from? ureter ¿ (ii) what device was removed? the stent and a piece of the stent was sticking into the ureter ¿ (iii) what instrument was used to remove it? 2.1.4 please specify the storage conditions of the device at the facility, particularly those relating to light and temperature 2.1.5 why was the stent removed? n/a, exchange, other ¿ if other, please detail why the stent was removed 2.1.6 if the stent was removed what was used to complete the procedure? 2.1.7 what was the length of the indwell time? 2.1.8 what disease mode was the physician trying to treat? 2.1.9 what type and size wire guide was used with the device? 2.1.10 did the device come with a pigtail straightener? n/a, yes, no ¿ if yes, was the pigtail straightener used? n/a, yes, no 2.1.11 did the user attempt to attach the stent to the inserter before or after wire guide insertion? n/a, before, after 2.1.12 did the user attempt to attach the tapered end of the stent to the inserter? n/a, yes, no 2.1.13 was this device assembled outside of the body? n/a, yes, no 2.1.14 did the patient require any additional procedures as a result of this event? yes, extensive time to remove, patient was reported to come back for observation due to pain management.2.1.15 what intervention (if any) was required? 2.1.16 was the secondary intervention performed during the same procedure as the device failure or was it scheduled for another day? n/a, same procedure, another day 2.1.17 were any other defects (other than the complaint issue) observed on the device prior to return (e.G.Kink)? n/a, yes, no ¿ if yes, please specify what was observed and where on the device it was observed.
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